Dishwashing machine casing



y 24, 1 J. E..LEDERMAN 1,859,302

" DISHWASHING MACHINE CASING 1 Original Filed July 9, 1928 a l H 2% 2/12 24 w Z6 2 Z an an Z3 g 2%v7M dmimqs Patented May 24; 1932 "UNITEDSTATES wrsconsm' msnwasnmo neenmn casino Original application flied July8, 1928, Serial No. 291,197. Divided and this application flied January20,

' 1930. Serial No. 422,094.

The invention relates to dishwashi'ng machines'and more particularly tothe cabinet or' casing structure of such machines.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide certain im rovementsinthe. cabinet or casing of the dis washing machine whereby a good jointis assured between the cover and the body of the cabinet orcasing andany water collecting in parts forming the joint will readilydrain backinto the machine.

A further object'of the invention is to provide improvements in thedelivery end of- I the casing whereby the basket containing the dishesmay be readily removed fromthe Ina-- I chine.

This application isa division of my copendingapplication Serial No.291,197, filed July 9,1928, for dishwashing'machine The invention'further consists in the 1 vides side walls 11, a curved rear wall 12and a short front wall 13, thereby providing a large opening from theupper end of the wall 12 to the -wall 13 which is normally closed by acurved'cover 14 whose sides are pivoted at 15 to the side walls of themain. casing 10, said casing and cover being formed of sheet metal orother suitable material.

The u per end of the rear wall 12 has an inturne -flange 16 and the end17 of the cover is formed into an out-turned, flanged edge thatinterlocks with the flange 16, as shown in Fig.- 1, and thus provides aseal against the escape of water from the casing. Inorder to insure therelease of any water that may etiinto the parts of this joint the bentedge 18 of the flanged edge 17 o the cover inclines downwardly from oneside of the machine to the other, as .best shown apart of the frontwall13. Q

in Fi s. into this space will readilyjdrain therefrom back into themachine whenithe "cover is in open position in which it engages the stop19.

The dish; basket 20 is supported in the-machine upon spaced rods '21,oneof which is JOHN E. LEDEBMAN OF MILWAUKEE; WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO HYDROELECTRIC.

MANUFACTURING COMPANY 01 MILWAUKEE, -WI SCONSIN, CORPORATION 2 and ,3,so that any water-getting shown.-

Each rod 21 is secured by brackets I 22 to one side of the casing 10 andthe basketfj in being removed from the machine rides over a wooden ornon metallic-roller 23 which is disposed adjacent a' trough 24 formed asA rotatable spray head, 25 may beofj'any suitable construction and byway oiillustra I :7

tion; I'have-shown a spray head in. which'wa- .ter is dischargedupwardlythrougha nozzle I openin .inthe endof an-arm"26 and is dis-'charget laterally against the dishes through a nozzle opening. in: theend of an arm 27, these openlngs being at'such an angle as to tion ofthe passage of'water through it, said spray head being mounted forrotation on a discharge conduit 28 which connects'with a pushed into themachine on the supports or rods 21 assisted by, the roller 23. The coveris then turned back to the closed position shown in Fig. 1. The watersupply is thenturned on and the' rotation of the spray head 25'directs-the water against the dishes in -the basket, against the casingand thence 170" cause thesp'ray'head to rotate under the acv upon thedishes in the basket and thorough ly washes the same.

Should any water get into the space betweenthe joint formed by the upperend of the casing and the cover during the washing operation, it willreadily drain back into the machine when the cover is in open pos1t1on,

as previously. noted. The"cover is manip u lated by a laterallyextending handle 29.- I desire it to be understood that this in-'vention is not to be limited to any specific form or arrangement ofparts except insofar as suchvlimitations are included in the claim.

What I claim as my invention-is; I In a dishwashing machine, thecombination of'a casing having parallel sidewalls and curved rear andfront wall portions spaced apart to form a lar e opening a cover havinga curved wall an havin slde wall portions parallelly disposed, sai side.wall portions being pivotally mounted on the side wallsof the casing,the upper end of the rear wall and the adjacent end of the cover havininterlocking flan es forming a joint to-sea the casing when t e cover isclosed, the flange onsaid cover being inclined downwardly from one sideof the machine to the other so that any water getting into the spacebetween the joint will readily drain therefrom back into the machinewhen the'cover .is in open position.

In testimony whereof I afiix m si ature.

JOHN E. LED

